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How to take off OM Cdr,rw UPC TIPs

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snowpeas

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Well this is the first time that I've bought cdrs from OM. So anyways I was trying to get the UPC off, but the UPC is a sticker and they stick it on the first clear cd protective coaster, so cutting it was impossible . It was so hard to take it off, I tried using my nails to get under it then slowly peel it, but it just rips so easily. I think OM's plan was to make the UPC rip easier so we can't send in our rebate.

For those of you in the same situation that i was in, here are some tips.
First you can try to use a blowdryer to heat it up, and hopefully get the glue to melt off
if that doesn't work, soak it in water and wait for about 2 min, then try peeling it off. Peel it slowly, it should come off ez.
 
I just ose a "safety: razor.
The type used in box cutters.
I also use them for removing material from bottom heatsink.
A small box is low cost and will last a long time.
 
Out of curiousity... why not just send in the disc? It's useless for anything other than ornamentation.
 
Originally posted by: UltraWide
Originally posted by: Dran
Out of curiousity... why not just send in the disc? It's useless for anything other than ornamentation.
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it costs more to send non-standard size mail.
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not really it still goes by oz. 1st oz is still 37cents. only problem is u have to find a non-standard size envelope now.

//krunk (^_^x)
 
i use a swiss army knife for everything. upc is no problem. cut tape to seal boxes. open boxes. assemble/disassemble computers. all with just one knife.
 
Moisten a cottonball or papertowel with GooGone and gently soak the label for a minute and then lift off with a razorblade tool.
 
Paper cutter at work made a short job of that plastic disc. Scissors should work too, just put the disc as far up the blades as possible, near the fulcrum.
 
I don't know if this is true for the deal this week, but when I bought those CD-Rs at OM a few weeks back, I called and they said I could just copy the UPC and send it in. YMMV, but that's what they told me.
 
personally....i just get the iron out and put a sheet of paper in between. the iron heats it up mighty quick, within 5 secs and voila....peels off like a dirty diaper from a baby's butt. :evil:
 
Agreed -- bastards at OM really, really make you jump through the hoops to get the rebates. The "must postmark within 7 days" in the fine print, coupled with the "please allow 8 to 10 weeks for processing," is just infuriating.

Kitchen scissors cut the plastic pretty easily. Maybe I should hone the plastic edges to razor sharpness to draw blood. . .
 
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